Goldman lawyer Ruemmler faces House scrutiny over Epstein ties
House investigators are pressing Kathryn Ruemmler over Epstein ties just as Goldman Sachs has shifted its top legal seat to Michael Bosworth.
House investigators are pressing Kathryn Ruemmler for a transcribed interview over her ties to Jeffrey Epstein, and Goldman Sachs has moved the firm’s top legal job to Michael Bosworth.
Ruemmler had been Goldman’s chief legal officer and general counsel until she stepped down effective June 30, after documents from the U.S. Department of Justice showed extensive communications with Epstein and gifts she accepted from him. The material tied their correspondence to 2014 through 2019 and listed items including an Hermès handbag, Bergdorf Goodman gift cards, a Fendi coat, an Apple Watch, wine and boots. Goldman kept Ruemmler in an advisory role until a replacement chief legal officer was appointed.
The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform asked her on March 3 for an in-person transcribed interview on April 21 as part of its Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell investigation. The committee is examining whether Epstein and Maxwell sought to curry favor and influence officials, and by early July it had released 33,295 pages of Epstein-related records provided by the Justice Department, plus another 20,000 pages of Epstein estate documents in November 2025. Ruemmler was one of seven people the committee sought to interview.
The political pressure widened on June 10, when Elizabeth Warren and Raja Krishnamoorthi sent David Solomon a letter questioning Goldman’s decision to keep Ruemmler on as an adviser. The lawmakers asked for answers by June 26 and pressed the bank on its prior knowledge of Ruemmler’s relationship with Epstein, its due diligence and Solomon’s judgment in keeping her tied to the firm. Krishnamoorthi said Congress should use Ruemmler’s testimony to better understand how Epstein built and maintained wealth, power and influence.
Goldman’s general counsel role sits inside the firm’s core management. Ruemmler joined Goldman in 2020.
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